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Object Number
2006.32.39
Display Title
Ceremonial paddle
Descriptions
Object Description
Wood ceremonial paddle; carved and decorated with a fish god figure; numbered D39.3/550/-2
Inventory Description
Paddle, blade tapered to point, figure one side, design in relief other side
Classification
- Paddle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1830 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 155 x 19 x 2 cm (61 x 7 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D39.3/550/-2; 2006.32.39
Credit Line
Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector
Benjamin Hertzberg
(10/30/1962)
Collector
Lilian Hertzberg
(10/30/1962)
Dealer
Galerie le Corneur-Roudillon
(10/30/1962)
Donor
Harvard University Art Museums
(10/11/06)
Seller
Galerie le Corneur-Roudillon
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